My Job is Funny

I want the world to laugh,
The sadness to melt away
I don't want anyone to care about
Politics
Drama
or Hollywood Gossip.

I aspire to change the world
Through my jokes on stage,
In a funny tv show I write,
Or a comedic performance
at a random Starbucks
on a Monday morning.

I have the power to make you
Laugh,
Giggle,
Pee your pants.
I can change your perspective on life
and make the worries disappear.
Make you come alive.



Female Empowerment

If only my voice was a little bit deeper
Oh, the opportuities I would have
If my ovaries in turn were in a sack
Or if my chest were flat and hairy
Oh, how my livllihood would improve
Doubting my work would be justified
And I wouldn't have to prove a thing.
If I were taller and more athletic
I would never be alone.
Women would beg for the chance
To be my night time visitor
And no one would call me loose.
If only these few things were different
Oh, the world I could create.

Medicating Perfection

Laugh like it’s not awkward
Walk away, I hear you sigh
I’ve never felt this unoriginal

I read all the right books
I knew every line
To every Spill Canvas song

My heart isn’t in it to win it
So I gave up and forgot
Until that night you were unforgettable

I smiled and joked to ease the tension
You stood so tall and still
You had to lean down to kiss my hair

Sing me a lullaby
Remind me of what you see that I can’t
And I’ll write you a love letter with my eyes

These Hands

Take these hands
these hands that once were mine
now they're yours and I want you to take them
take them and make them whole
love them and want them near you now
help them see their beauty
show them happiness
make them miss you when you're gone
hold them and know them like your own
make them feel safe when you hold them
don't hurt them more than necessary
never lie to them or cheat
make memories and take pictures
but most importantly, never let go.

Ride

If all is true
and true is all
then who are you
and why did you let me fall?
to enter here is a risk
but what's life without it?
so open the door and step inside
I'm going to take you for a ride.

Old Friend

A stab in the back
a hole in the heart
yank me with your words

Leave my pain alone
it's my problem
dealing on my own

forget my name now
drop the act
you care less

hurt me again
make it sting
wake me from this dream

goodbye I guess I should say.

Exception or Rule

It's a cliche but it's true and it works
you're the rule not the exception
let it go they all say and that's nice
but look at it from my view
you take your confidante and turn them sour
you take your friend and turn them foe
show me how you truly feel
I'm lost in this deep trance and no one can help
I need to give in and give up
delete the memories and throw out the baggage
leave it all behind
start a new
but it's not that simple because in my mind
I'm the exception to the rule
but darling there's a phrase
"If you're a bird then I'm a bird"
so if you're the rule then I'm the rule
and I need to move from you
but no matter how hurt I feel I never can.